Yuan usually refers to an area of land used to grow plants or for public recreation activities, such as a garden or a park. In ancient China, Yuan…[详细]

The North Temple Pagoda outside the Humble Administrator’s Garden is “incorporated” into the composition of the garden. It is an…[详细]

In addition to being an important form of transportation, boats in Chinese culture also symbolize the interdependent relationship between the rule…[详细]

Floating out to the lake or the sea in a raft is a common symbol of a reclusive life in the face of political setbacks, as advocated by Confucius…[详细]

Identified as the earliest form of football, Chinese cuju has a history of over 2,300 years. During its long period of evolution, cuju served both…[详细]

The painting Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty Plays Cuju by Qian Xuan (ILLUSTRATION 1) Identified as the earliest form of football, Chines…[详细]

In addition to their efforts in studying the science of planting, producing, making and tasting tea as well as innovating tea sets, scholars in Ta…[详细]

A painting by Wen Zhengming (1470-1559) depicts that scholars make tea under pine trees by a stream. Enjoying the tea made by running water among …[详细]

The Buddhist teaching of mercy and relieving the distressed, the Taoist teaching of doing good deeds, and, especially, the Confucian teaching of b…[详细]